ya, my Alpine Type R 10 is MORE than enough for this car, I usually have the bass **** halfway up if that. Besides, I'm trying to keep the weight down (though the custom trunk enclosure is somewhwat countereffective, but ill take the hit...)

 

Nice, looking real good.

 

Sweet...looking forward to see the finish product, especially with the dampers.

 

Update:
Started figuring out the shape of the sub box...this part is gonna be tricky.

Alpine recommends around 0.8 cubic feet for its TypeR 10"

 

Make sure you use a good wood glue. Then reinforce with screws, or staples/nails with an air nailer. It's also a good idea to silicone all the joints inside to ensure an air tight enclosure. It looks good so far!

 

Update: Below the trunk lid. All the wires are not properly spliced and tucked in yet because I'll only do that once the sub is in, all of the other wires are installed, and the amp is tuned + ready to go. Ghetto duct tape will be changed to proper bracket also

You can see the LED 120MM fan I installed underneath to blow air on the amp and stop it from overheating it. The fan also has a control **** to adjust its speed.

 

Updates? Love to see the finished product because I'm considering something similar.

 

Updates...
Making a box that would fit and still have enough enclosed space to produce bass is been soooo hard... and on top of that I got a new job, which really slowed down how much time I have to play around with this...

This is the first box... ended up being too small:



Second box:
(it sucked so I got so frustrated I destroyed it before I took pics)

Third and final box:
I decided to make a big box, and it will fit with modifications to the floor from the other pictures... cutting the floor to the shape of the box won't be complicated, and this way I was able to make a box big enough for 0.7 cubic feet of enclosed space, which is perfect for the sub.
Rough draft... to figure out the wall area, so I could find out how high to cut it.






Now that the box is sealed, and ready, I just need to install all the necessary sound deadener on the walls, then mount the box properly, and finish carpeting the floor... should be done in about 2 weeks, depending on how much I decide to work on it... (I've been doing a little every few days, taking my time).

BTW to the people that who planning on doing this, just be aware that the process is extremely time consuming. So make sure to give yourself a lot of time to get it done. Also, having all the proper tools is the only way to end up with a professional looking setup.

 

damn hurry up i wanna see the final. haha.

and yes it is very time consuming. i did mine all in 1 day but it took me about 16 hours of solid work without stopping. oh and then my car got broken into and they took everything.

 

will do. It took me a long time to get back to doing progress cuz I went broke for a while and didn't feel like spending the 135 dollars of sound deadener i needed. Now im back on track, I'll get some pics of the sound deadening process later on today

 

why not go all out and add another sub on the right side???

 

yeah I almost want to, but this sub hits so hard already, and im expecting the sound deadener to make it even hit even harder, so there's really no need. Also, I'm trying to keep the added weight down to a minimum.

 

Ok I catch your drift. so far how much money you spend on materials?

 

I haven't really kept tab, but prolly around $350, which doesn't include the actual amp., sub, or the MDF sheets.

 

how did you secure the floor to the vehicle?